Chang Chau-hsiung
Chang Chau-hsiung is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He served as the vice-chairman of People [First Party (Taiwan)|People First Party] from 2000 to 2016.
Early life and education
Chang was born in Takao Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan, in 1942. After graduating from Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School, he attended medical school at National Taiwan University and earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1967.Early career
In 1967, Chang finished his surgical training in the university hospital. He then served as a resident doctor and chief resident doctor until 1972. He then went to the United States for further training. He worked in Michael Reese Hospital, Texas Heart Institute and Mokral Hospital for medical research and surgical practice. He returned to Taiwan in 1976.Chang worked in the university hospital as a part-time attending physician from 1976 to 1977. He worked at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from 1976 to 1999, and was the president of Chang Gung University from 1997 to 1999. He is the author of sixteen and coauthor of 167 scientific citation index papers.
Political career
Chang, a former adviser to Chen Shui-bian, ran as an independent vice-presidential candidate in the 2000 election. Along with Soong, he established the People First Party in 2000, after their defeat in the presidential election. Chang was named the PFP's top choice as a fusion candidate for the 2002 Kaohsiung mayoral election. When Chang ended his campaign, the PFP moved to support Chang Po-ya. The Pan-Blue coalition formally selected Kuomintang member Huang Jun-ying. In 2006, Chang announced his retirement from politics after Soong heavily lost in the Taipei mayoral election.Chang resigned the vice chairmanship of the People's First Party in July 2016.